European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that Brussels will begin unblocking payments of up to €137 billion ($148 billion) of aid to Poland starting next week, praising Warsaw’s attempts to restore the rule of law after years of populist rule.
The announcement demonstrates confidence in Poland’s new prime minister, Donald Tusk, whose coalition won the elections in October on a promise to improve relations with the European Union and access billions of euros of aid blocked amid concerns over democracy backsliding.
“We are impressed by Poland’s efforts to restore the rule of law as the backbone of its society,” von der Leyen told a media briefing in Warsaw. “These efforts are decisive.”
Omg. Who are paying all those billions? Where this money come from?
Feels good to be back… And Before people start whining about favouritism, that this validates PiS who say blocking the funds were purely a tool of political pressure, etc… consider this:
– some reforms already happened. Poland joined the EU public prosecutor’s office. PiS affiliated neo-judges have been largely dismissed and prohibited from judging. National Prosecutor (previously a buddy of a PiS minister) will be named after a completely public contest.
(edit: not PiS-affiliated. Appointed unlawfully)
– as for what has not been done yet – president will veto any substantial judicial overhaul, but the legislation is almost ready. Bodnar (justice minister) presented the roadmap to EU Comission- they must have deemed it trustworthy.
– because in the end would you, in doing any kind of business, rather trust a reliable partner who you have long, positive experience dealing with, or a slimy opportunist who’s ready to backstab you every chance he gets?
See Hungary, this is what happens when you don’t vote for right wing populists
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That’s a lot of money. I hope it will be invested wisely. Thank you, EU and Germany especially.
140 billion wow. thats quite something
It shouldn’t be framed as special Polish aid. This is money that all of EU was getting after COVID, polish part was withheld due to shitstorm in our legal system. Everyone else already got their share
Now I know how Poland was planning on paying for all that military hardware they’ve been ordering.
The gibs are back on the menu bois
It is post covid recovery money that Poland should get a long time ago as every country in the EU. It was blocked for some time as EU didn’t like judicial reforms that a polish government introduced.
Let Death Star project begin!
Welcome back Poland. You were sorely missed as a force for good in the EU. Greetings from Ireland!
It’s a loan after all, not “free money”
Either you play by the rules or no aid ie Hungary
the new government, which is clearly pro-German, has practically achieved nothing since taking office. with failures mounting on every front, the EU has stepped in to offer assistance.
**Angry PiS screeching sounds**
The last few months have been weird, it finally feels like stuff is going in the right direction in Poland. Haven’t felt that in the past 15 years.
Good to be back.
Poland go brrrr
About damn time.
Jebać PiS
Sure, they are getting a lot of money, but they have to accept freer media and courts in return!
Wait…
Where should I provide my account number for my share ?
So the fucking polish threaten the united states which is from another fucking continent to give money to ukraine and then they take from europe 137 BILLION:)) how much of that goes to the war?
Well
Genuinely interested, as a polish resident, has there been any announcement on what this will be spent/invested on/in?
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*From Bloomberg News reporter Konrad Krasuski:*
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that Brussels will begin unblocking payments of up to €137 billion ($148 billion) of aid to Poland starting next week, praising Warsaw’s attempts to restore the rule of law after years of populist rule.
The announcement demonstrates confidence in Poland’s new prime minister, Donald Tusk, whose coalition won the elections in October on a promise to improve relations with the European Union and access billions of euros of aid blocked amid concerns over democracy backsliding.
“We are impressed by Poland’s efforts to restore the rule of law as the backbone of its society,” von der Leyen told a media briefing in Warsaw. “These efforts are decisive.”
Omg. Who are paying all those billions? Where this money come from?
Feels good to be back… And Before people start whining about favouritism, that this validates PiS who say blocking the funds were purely a tool of political pressure, etc… consider this:
– some reforms already happened. Poland joined the EU public prosecutor’s office. PiS affiliated neo-judges have been largely dismissed and prohibited from judging. National Prosecutor (previously a buddy of a PiS minister) will be named after a completely public contest.
(edit: not PiS-affiliated. Appointed unlawfully)
– as for what has not been done yet – president will veto any substantial judicial overhaul, but the legislation is almost ready. Bodnar (justice minister) presented the roadmap to EU Comission- they must have deemed it trustworthy.
– because in the end would you, in doing any kind of business, rather trust a reliable partner who you have long, positive experience dealing with, or a slimy opportunist who’s ready to backstab you every chance he gets?
See Hungary, this is what happens when you don’t vote for right wing populists
[deleted]
That’s a lot of money. I hope it will be invested wisely. Thank you, EU and Germany especially.
140 billion wow. thats quite something
It shouldn’t be framed as special Polish aid. This is money that all of EU was getting after COVID, polish part was withheld due to shitstorm in our legal system. Everyone else already got their share
Now I know how Poland was planning on paying for all that military hardware they’ve been ordering.
The gibs are back on the menu bois
It is post covid recovery money that Poland should get a long time ago as every country in the EU. It was blocked for some time as EU didn’t like judicial reforms that a polish government introduced.
Let Death Star project begin!
Welcome back Poland. You were sorely missed as a force for good in the EU. Greetings from Ireland!
It’s a loan after all, not “free money”
Either you play by the rules or no aid ie Hungary
the new government, which is clearly pro-German, has practically achieved nothing since taking office. with failures mounting on every front, the EU has stepped in to offer assistance.
**Angry PiS screeching sounds**
The last few months have been weird, it finally feels like stuff is going in the right direction in Poland. Haven’t felt that in the past 15 years.
Good to be back.
Poland go brrrr
About damn time.
Jebać PiS
Sure, they are getting a lot of money, but they have to accept freer media and courts in return!
Wait…
Where should I provide my account number for my share ?
So the fucking polish threaten the united states which is from another fucking continent to give money to ukraine and then they take from europe 137 BILLION:)) how much of that goes to the war?
Well
Genuinely interested, as a polish resident, has there been any announcement on what this will be spent/invested on/in?